285 Broome Street, Manhattan, NY 10002
285 Broome Street is a 5-story, 21-unit tenement building located in the Lower East Side, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Warren Lau. The property has experienced recurring heating and sanitary maintenance issues over the past several years, with 2024-2025 showing particular concern about heat and hot water availability throughout the building, including violations recorded in December 2024 affecting Apartment 6. The building has also faced challenges with pest control, as evidenced by a 2024 unsanitary condition complaint regarding pests and multiple rodent inspection failures in 2024, particularly notable in May 2024 and November 2023.
Additionally, there are outstanding Housing Maintenance Code violations related to the failure to file required annual bedbug reports dating back to 2022, suggesting ongoing pest management challenges. The property has a history of food establishment-related issues, with three documented DOHMH complaints in 2018-2019 regarding permit/license violations, and most recently in 2025. While the most recent rodent inspection in May 2025 showed compliance, previous inspections in late 2024 and late 2023 had failed results, indicating fluctuating conditions.
The building's maintenance history shows patterns of difficulty with access for inspections by HPD, as multiple complaints regarding heat/hot water and unsanitary conditions were closed due to inability to gain access to affected apartments. An attempted investigation of an illegal conversion complaint in 2019 was similarly closed due to access issues. Despite these challenges, some improvement is evident in recent months, with the most current documentation showing a passed rodent inspection in May 2025, though other unresolved violations and complaints remain on record.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 21 |
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Year built | 1900 |
Total area | 16415 sq ft |
Floors | 5 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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